Pat Cummins says he is a better captain than Michael Clarke as preparation for cricket to return to Olympics ramps up
Pat Cummins says he is a better captain than Michael Clarke as preparation for cricket to return to Olympics ramps up.

Australian Test star Pat Cummins has raised eyebrows after openly declaring he is a better captain than Michael Clarke.

Cummins, 31, was a guest on KIIS FM's The Kyle & Jackie O breakfast show on Tuesday - and didn't hesitate when grilled about his leadership skills by shock jock Kyle Sandilands.

'Well, I mean, you've gotta back yourself, don't you? So, of course [I'm a better captain], the decorated paceman, who has snared 269 Test wickets, told listeners.


'I've done it [captaincy] for two years, he [Clarke] did it for about five or so.

'I mean, he's got a pretty good record....he was also my captain when I first started playing [Test cricket].'

Cummins made his Test debut in 2011 against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg aged just 18.

Remarkably, it was just his fourth career first-class match.

He then replaced Tim Paine in November of 2021 as Australia's Test captain, and has overseen a golden period ever since.